Patterson v. State

314 Ga. 167

FINAL COPY S22A0413. PATTERSON v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant James Patterson was convicted of felony murder in connection with the beating death of Jeffrey Burke.1 In this appeal, Appellant contends that: (1) he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) the trial court erred in permitting a witness to be impeached under OCGA § 24-6-609 (“Rule 609”); and (3) a new trial is warranted due to newly discovered evidence. For the reasons explained below, we affirm. 1. The evidence at trial showed that on June 17, 2018, 1 Burke was beaten on June 17, 2018,…